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With the recent password sharing crackdown, I decided to ditch my Netflix subscription and try piracy. What I miss about Netflix is scrolling through content and finding something to watch. With piracy I need to know exactly what I am looking for.

So I am wondering if it's possible to have a Netflix like GUI but powered by piracy? And as this is the pirate world, it shows shows and movies not just from Netflix but also from the other streaming services? And finally it is available on TVs ( Samsung tizen in my case). Something like this would be the best case scenario. Wondering if someone has a similar setup?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Basically Plex. Throw in sonarr, radarr, and overseerr for automating the content acquisition.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Cloudstream.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I highly recommend cloudstream. Join their discord or dm me for the set up if you dont know how to or stuck. It works on android and android tvs (sticks, boxs or tv itslef). Its also available on windows 11 and 10 via the android system that it introduced recently. The Ui is very nice and there is a plugin that works most of the times with 1080p and 4k if lucky. It also displays the newest and trendiest content from all platforms.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Plex has this, but not sure if you have to have an active account signed in for the other streaming services or not.

https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/5/23012425/plex-discover-source-watchlist-cross-streaming-service-compatibility-beta

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Omby+Emby+Sonarr+Radarr+BitTorrent= Best Streaming Service

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

My set-up doesn't include a smart tv ... I specifically stayed away from buying one because of the monitoring they can do on my usage.

So mine is a good LCD > HDMI'd to my laptop > running a good VPN > links to multiple streaming sources that offer everything from live sports to new movies/TV shows.

Been running this way for over 20 yrs now and it works for me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

You can have a smart tv and not connect it to the internet or lan. My workaround was to attach a computer and use the tv as a monitor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Yeah, problem is if you want a modern TV, you don't have a choice. You either get a smart TV or suffer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I think you can jailbreak lots of them, although I've never tried

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Dumb question: Is the video resolution limited by the laptop display resolution? What if LCD has a higher available resolution?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Isn't popcorn still a thing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

A lot of people recommend Plex, which I'm sure is great, but if you want an actual Netflix GUI, Titan Bingie Mod for Kodi is the way to go. From what I understand about Plex, Titan Bingie on Kodi provides all of the same features.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Funnily enough this is what I absolutely loved about using my google tv with chrome cast - content discovery. Others called it “ads” but when I’m looking for things to watch I fail to see how suggestions for what to watch based on my viewing history is a bad thing.

Plex is slowly getting better at it, but I really wish Overseerr was integrated into it.

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